Beyond "ever closer union" : the Juncker Commission's ambition in migration and economic policy / Jakov Bojović (research fellow and scientific coordinator for the Global Executive Master, European University Institute, Florence, Italy and a professional trainer in public policy communications).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bojovicí, Jakov, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

New horizons in European politics

New horizons in european politics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Commission.

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--21st century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"With novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker's European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of 'Ever Closer Union' in its attempts to adopt a future-proof EU reform agenda in the highly contested fields of migration and economic policy. Focusing on migration and economic governance policies, the book analyses policy-maker interviews, Commission publications, and policy negotiation processes. It finds the Juncker Commission to be highly ambitious and political, in contrast to its more technocratic predecessors. In place of a self-empowering supranational agenda, it argues the Commission has adopted a reform agenda, seeking to empower new EU bodies and actively build policy coalitions. Given that this shift in ambition was driven by external contexts, the book predicts that future Commissions will follow a similar path, providing insights into how this may be balanced with member state ambition. With novel empirical analyses and original contributions to debates on new intergovernmentalism, new supranationalism and liberal intergovernmentalism, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of European politics, EU integration, international relations, political economy, and governance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: What makes the juncker commission interesting?

2. Theory and methods: How to explain the ambition of a supranational actor

3. The commission's ambition in justice and home affairs

2014-19.

4. The commission's ambition in the economic and monetary union 2014-19

5. Conclusion: Main findings and implications

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035313235 (e-book)

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